In this episode, Patrick Tamm, President and CEO of the Indiana Restaurant and Lodging Association, joins us again to discuss current regulatory issues that are affecting restaurant owners and operators.

In this episode, Matthew Mabel, founder of Surrender, joins us to discuss restaurant branding, promoting from within versus importing external talent, the hardest positions to fill in your restaurant, and more.

Josh Brown, a franchise and entrepreneur attorney with The Law Office of Josh F. Brown, LLC, joins us to expand upon our initial discussion about restaurant franchising, how it’s done, key components to consider, and more.

In this episode, Barry Wolfe, senior managing director, investments at Marcus & Millichap’s Wolfe Retail Group, joins us to discuss site selection, real estate trends in the restaurant industry, and more.

Natalie Walston, communications director at the Ohio Restaurant Association, joins us to discuss best practices and key factors for building and managing a successful restaurant.

Greg and Carrie Ehresman, owners of Triple XXX Root Beer and Restaurants, join us to discuss best practices and key factors for building and managing a successful restaurant.

Bill Lindsey, Chief Growth Officer of Compeat Restaurant Management Systems, joins us to discuss best practices and key factors for building and managing a successful restaurant.

Patrick Tamm, president and CEO of the Indiana Restaurant& Lodging Association, joins us to discuss the upcoming changes to minimum wage and overtime legislation and what that will mean for the hospitality industry.  

This segment is an update to a discussion held with Tamm last year on the ‘Grow Your Restaurant’ program when the legislation was first announced. In the current episode, Tamm shares his observations on how the industry has already evolved in preparation for the Dec. 1, 2016 enactment, the expected challenges, and what lies ahead.

Corey Ward and Marty Boyer of Tom + Chee, join us to discuss how Tom + Chee leveraged its social media attention to help grow their business from a single tent location to over 30 franchise locations.

Ryan Flynn, co-founder of Localstake, joins us to discuss how Localstake restaurant clients have utilized crowdfunding to raise investment capital.